Damn that's tuff

[A Bit Before]

[Ren Hilton's POV]

"I was about to ask what we were going to do here but the question is now changed to ...what happened here?" Blaze's question was a valid one.

"I'm not... quite sure," I replied, my eyes scanning the empty space where the Herbal Emporium once stood.

Tonight, I had returned to the Herbal Emporium, but now it was as if the store had vanished from the face of the earth. The ground was devoid of any evidence that a structure had ever occupied this spot just a few days ago.

The bargain alley was deserted, a reflection of the late hour. However, it struck me as odd that no one seemed to have noticed or cared that the store had disappeared.

Blaze's question pulled me from my thoughts. I had returned because I was curious about the person who had nearly killed me with a mere flick of his hand...